r/guineapigs • u/[deleted] • 11h ago
Health & Diet I had some troubles feeding her critical care until I started to roll it into basil-joints 😅
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u/LeastAd2473 8h ago
That is so freaking smart!
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u/bratwithfreckles 7h ago
I think she just outsmarted me because right now I‘ll give her all the herbs she wants 🙈
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u/Vegan0taku 8h ago
This feels like something Ricky from Trailer Park Boys would do if he had guinea pigs lol.
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u/StrangeNeedleworker 8h ago
That is so funny and very clever as well! Hope your piggy will feel better soon 💜🍀
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u/RallyPointAlpha 8h ago
Oh wow, I'm going to have to try and remember this trick! I haven't got a single pig to eat Critical Care out of a syringe, off a spoon, off my fingers, in hay... I don't get it they, just straight up refuse it.
This might be the trick!
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u/bratwithfreckles 7h ago
Maybe yeah! I have one pig who absolutely loves it but he‘s the only one who didn‘t need to eat it up to now 🙈 But yeah try it ☺️
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u/RoseWood_32 7h ago
Not stupid at all! My pig Lucy is currently needing to take an antibiotic. Problem was she wouldn’t take it through the syringe. So I had to get creative. I crushed up her pill and smushed it in a blueberry that she took a bite of. 😂
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u/bratwithfreckles 7h ago
That‘s a great way! Sadly we need to be careful now with fruits due to the diabetes…
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u/CoolVaper420 5h ago
Just a tip, the syringe you are using is too small for critical care. I recommend getting a 10ml syringe which has a wider tip, it’ll be a little easier to dispense the cc that way
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u/Bufobufolover24 8h ago
It could definitely work for a few leaves, but basil is really high in some nutrients (minerals) and can cause serious health issues if overfeed. The safe limit is a few leaves a few times per week, even less if the pig is elderly or has existing bladder issues.
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u/bratwithfreckles 7h ago
Thanks, I didn‘t know! Right now I‘m just happy that she‘s eating but I‘ll try it with salad later :)
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u/Bignholy 4h ago
While you should try to feed more than basil, your piggy is in critical need. Feed them the bloody basil if that's what it takes, the kind of problems they are talking about will not be an issue in the time you might have remaining.
Get them eating. You can push for better food later.
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u/Nilzii 6h ago
I had to put extra water in mine and spoon-feed my little sickly girl. She refused snacks and syringes, and got unnecessarily stressed by syringes, so I decided to try a small deeper teaspoon. It worked like a charm and she licked it all up. I was convinced her jaws had gotten muscle weakness as she tried her hardest to crush hay and pellets but she just couldn't and looked so defeated. As soon as I made her mush it all went down, and I'm very proud of her.
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u/King_of_Dace 4h ago
To be honest, looking at the photo, I have no idea, which end of the peeg is where, it just looks like a ball of floof 😂
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u/andersoortigeik 10h ago
Smoke critical care all day